History Characters / MineCraft

* DimensionalTraveller: If they feel like a change of scenery, they can waltz into [[EldritchLocation the End]] or [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace the]] ''[[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace Minecraft]]'' [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace equivalent]] [[FireAndBrimstoneHell of Hell]] if they have the prerequisite portal for it.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Played with; in that while she "is" the only female enitity in the game, it's not because all of the other a males. Rather it's because all the other mobs are ambiguously gendered for the most part.

!!Steve / Alex

[[caption-width-right:350:Steve (left) and Alex (right)]]

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Neither Steve nor Alex has ''any'' canonical personality traits. As far as their looks, all that can really be made out on Steve's blocky face is dark brown hair, [[TechnicolorEyes purple eyes]], a nose, and something that's either a mustache or a mouth (originally, he also had a beard, which was removed when pretty much everyone mistook it for his mouth). On Alex's face, you can make out a red ponytail, green eyes, and a mouth. That's about as far as visual detail can go in ''Minecraft''. Additionally, [[CharacterCustomization their appearance can be changed]] to resemble anything the player wants ([[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed within the limitations of a highly pixelated, blocky humanoid]]) since they only really exist as [[OCStandIn an expression of the player]].

* PurelyAestheticGender: Picking between Alex and Steve changes absolutely nothing in terms of gameplay. There's only one minor model difference; Alex's arms are each one pixel thinner.

* SuperStrength: Steve can lift cubic meters of material with one hand, and assuming the block of gold is not hollow or suffering from HollywoodDensity, Steve can presumably lift over 19 tons with one hand.

* TomboyishName: The female avatar is commonly referred to as Alex, in place of the more feminine Alexandra. It also saves typing time.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[invoked]] Steve has tawny brown skin much darker than Alex, but his exact ethnicity has not been revealed. Confusingly, Minecraft's official [[TheMerch promotional merchandise]] tends to portray him [[https://archive.is/Iytwd a fair bit lighter]] [[ButNotTooBlack than he actually appears in-game]]. Taking into account that the game started life as a ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' fangame and that Steve's model was possibly based on [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity Tommy Vercetti]] ([[https://notch.tumblr.com/post/107611170/exhausted-but-happy/amp?__twitter_impression=true Seriously]]) also changes some things.

* DoesntLikeGuns: Despite having access to gunpowder and other materials required to make a working firearm, the player is notably unable to craft firearms. It's telling that the closest thing to a firearm they can possess is the crossbow.

* OneManArmy: They can rack up quite a body count, including [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]], [[DemBones undead soldiers]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], [[EldritchAbomination inter-dimensional aliens]], BigCreepyCrawlies, [[ActionBomb Creepers]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[WizardsAndWitches wizards, witches]], and [[PersonOfMassDestruction The Wither]]. And keep in mind, this is discounting {{GameMod}}s.

* OneManArmy: They can rack up quite a body count, including [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]], [[DemBones undead soldiers]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], [[EldritchAbomination inter-dimensional aliens]], BigCreepyCrawlies, [[ActionBomb Creepers]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[WizardsAndWitches wizards, witches]], and [[PersonOfMassDestruction The Wither]].

** You can prevent them from teleporting into your home simply by making sure the walking space within is only two blocks high, since the Endermen are too tall to fit into an area that small (though this does make for a claustrophobic environment, and Endermen don't usually teleport into your buildings if they aren't provoked unless it's raining). Some players like to make 3-block high sheltered areas outside their houses to discourage Endermen from teleporting directly into the house when it rains. Or just because they are [[VideoGameCaringPotential fond of them]].
** Like the Wither Skeleton, the 2-block rule also means that with even just a small collection of dirt blocks, you can make an effective impromptu Enderman shelter, allowing you to look them right in the eye and watch them ineffectually try to rush you while you slaughter them for their ender pearls.

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Neither Steve nor Alex has ''any'' canonical personality traits. As far as their looks, all that can really be made out on Steve's blocky face is dark brown hair, [[TechnicolorEyes purple eyes]], a nose, and something that's either a mustache or a mouth (originally, he also had a beard, which was removed when pretty much everyone mistook it for his mouth). On Alex's face, you can make out a [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead red ponytail, green eyes]], and a mouth. That's about as far as visual detail can go in ''Minecraft''. Additionally, [[CharacterCustomization their appearance can be changed]] to resemble anything the player wants ([[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed within the limitations of a highly pixelated, blocky humanoid]]) since they only really exist as [[OCStandIn an expression of the player]].

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Alex has red hair and green eyes.

''Minecraft'''s characters are mostly referred to as mobs, or players, despite having no named characters. Every mob/players embody many tropes.

* TheAce: The player has knowledge of and [[MasterOfAll basic to advanced expertise in almost every trade imaginable]], including mining, spelunking, cooking, farming, forestry, animal husbandry, [[AttackAnimal attack dog training]], mercantilism, masonry, architecture, carpentry, leatherworking, [[UltimateBlacksmith blacksmithing]], fletching (arrow-making), [[HeroesPreferSwords swordsmanship]], [[AdventurerArchaeologist professional adventuring]], [[SuperSwimmingSkills distance swimming]] (''up waterfalls!''), as well as [[HunterOfMonsters monster hunting]] ([[TheDragonslayer including dragons]]), [[MagicEnhancement object enchanting]], [[GadgeteerGenius redstone innovating]], and [[PotionBrewingMechanic potion brewing]]. Well-illustrated with [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150421150603/https://www.jinx.com/content/prod/4373p_3c_1b.jpg this]] official t-shirt.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: The player is perfectly capable of excavating fossils and the ruins of long-dead civilizations while beating the stuffing out of anything that threatens to hinder them. In fact, if looking to kill the Ender Dragon, this playstyle is ''encouraged:'' in order to find the required portal to the end, you have to uncover and investigate an old underground enclave, complete with age-old libraries, jail cells, and other signs of a long-forgotten past.

* ActionGirl: [[invoked]] [[WordOfGod Mojang]] has confirmed that [[https://archive.is/eibuu Alex is female.]] As Steve's [[DistaffCounterpart female counterpart]], she can do everything Steve can (ex. kill zombies, forge swords, enchant items, etc).
--> "(...) But jolly old Steve doesn’t really represent the diversity of our player base. For that reason, we’re giving all players the opportunity to play with an Alex skin instead. She brings thinner arms, redder hair, and a ponytail; she actually looks a bit like Jens from certain angles."
-->--Owen Hill from Mojang
* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[invoked]] Steve has tawny brown skin much darker than Alex, but his exact ethnicity has not been revealed. Confusingly, Minecraft's official [[TheMerch promotional merchandise]] tends to portray him [[https://archive.is/Iytwd a fair bit lighter]] [[ButNotTooBlack than he actually appears in-game.]] Taking into account that the game started life as a ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' fangame and that Steve's model was possibly based on [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity Tommy Vercetti]] ([[https://notch.tumblr.com/post/107611170/exhausted-but-happy/amp?__twitter_impression=true Seriously]]) also changes some things.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: They've been officially identified as Humans, and certainly look more human than anything else in the game, but their immense strength as well as being the only one of their kind (at least in singleplayer) makes it easy to see them from a more enigmatic point of view.
* AnimalLover: It's possible to make the player character befriend all of the villagers, wolves, cats, horses, and donkeys that they encounter ([[VideoGameCaringPotential for both practical reasons and for companionship]]). It's even possible to play as a vegetarian and abstain from killing passive mobs entirely, though this is slightly more difficult as plant-derived foods usually don't restore as much Hunger as meat, and many useful crafting items -- leather in particular, which is necessary for making books, which in turn make the bookshelves needed for enchanting -- can only be obtained by killing animals. ''[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Alternatively]],'' it's possible to [[LeaveNoSurvivors kill everything you encounter]].

* BigEater: The player can and will [[HyperactiveMetabolism eat entire loaves of bread, cakes, and pumpkin pies in one sitting.]]

* DoesntLikeGuns: Despite having access to gunpowder and other materials required to make a working firearm, the player is notably unable to craft firearms. It’s telling that the closest thing to a firearm they can possess is the crossbow.

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Neither Steve nor Alex has ''any'' canonical personality traits. As far as their looks, all that can really be made out on Steve's blocky face is dark brown hair, [[TechnicolorEyes purple eyes]], a nose, and something that's either a mustache or a mouth (originally, he also had a beard, which was removed when pretty much everyone mistook it for his mouth). On Alex's face, you can make out a [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead red ponytail, green eyes,]] and a mouth. That's about as far as visual detail can go in ''Minecraft''. Additionally, [[CharacterCustomization their appearance can be changed]] to resemble anything the player wants ([[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed within the limitations of a highly pixelated, blocky humanoid]]) since they only really exist as [[OCStandIn an expression of the player.]]
* {{Flight}}: The Elytra item is essentially a magical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingsuit_flying wingsuit]] that doesn't need the user's arms and legs to function. While under normal circumstances it [[NotQuiteFlight only allows the player to glide]], when combined with firework rockets, it becomes a method of fully powered flight, allowing the player to move ''incredibly fast'' compared to any other kind of movement. In creative mode, the player can fly and hover freely under their own power.

* GadgeteerGenius: Thanks to redstone automation, and their innate ability to shape the entire world around them as they see fit, the only limit to what the player can make is their own intelligence and effort. This results in them being able to build some ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roqp2jciCb0 extremely]]'' intricate contraptions that have incredible effects... ''without'' resorting to [[GameMod game mods.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfqaok4ngk0 Space-based Dragon Slayer:]] an [[KillSat orbital cannon]] that can instantaneously kill [[NoKillLikeOverkill anything that could theoretically live in Minecraft]] -- including both of the bosses -- [[OneHitKill with one, single bowshot.]]

* HeroesPreferSwords: There is a reason the sword is their most iconic weapon. Swords are the fastest hitting dedicated weapon in the game, and [[CoolSword have the most possible magical enchantments.]]

** As of recent updates, the Player can now carry 36 Shulker Boxes for a total of 62208 cubic meters of material.
* HunterOfMonsters: If they are not in peaceful mode then this is a mandatory requirement for them, considering that to gather materials or just plain survive they are going to have to confront and kill all manner of hostile creature.
* ImAHumanitarian: There is nothing stopping the player from eating a zombie's rotten flesh. (Though it does make them sick.)

* MagicKnight: They become this when wearing enchanted armor and carrying enchanted weapons. Or when wielding normal weaponry and carrying around potions. [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs or when wearing enchanted armor and carrying around potions.]]

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Alex's arms are skinnier than Steve's, which doesn't affect anything.

* TechnicolorEyes: [[TheAce Steve]] has distinct [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] eyes.

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''Minecraft'''s characters are mostly referred to as mobs, or players, despite having no named characters. Every mob/players embody many tropes.

* TrueNeutral: The player isn't really a good or a bad being in the game, as their actions entirely depends on the person who controls them. So in short, what they do in the game is truely neutral.
** Players can however, express [[VideoGameCaringPotential heroic]] and [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential villainous]] habits within the game world, such as protecting their own pets, villagers, or any other mobs, or destroy anything in their path, or murder innocent mobs in their way for no exact reason.

* SlenderManStandIn: If the name didn't already make it obvious, they're based on [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]]. They are dark, extremely elongated humanoids with mysterious origins and intentions.

* SlenderManStandIn: A very self-evident example, if the name didn't already make it obvious. They are dark, extremely elongated humanoids with mysterious origins and intentions.

* AnAxeToGrind: Axes are a perfectly viable primary weapon for them; they hit nearly twice as hard as swords, but swing slower. They can also disable the use of shields for an enemy player if a hit connects.

* WalkingArmory: [[HeroesPreferSwords Swords]] are typically their main weapons, but the sheer amount and variety of weapons they can carry and use at once is awe-inspiring: bows, crossbows, [[AnAxeToGrind battle axes]], tridents, [[TimeBomb bombs]], [[ThrowDownTheBomblet exploding potions]], ''[[PlayingWithFire fire]] [[ProjectileSpell charges]]'' and even ''[[SplashDamage explosive rockets]]''.

* AnimalLover: It's possible to make the player character befriend all of the villagers, wolves, cats, horses, and donkeys that they encounter ([[VideoGameCaringPotential for both practical reasons and for companionship]]). It's even possible to play as a vegetarian and abstain from killing passive mobs entirely, though this is slightly more difficult as plant-derived foods usually don't restore as much Hunger as meat, and many useful crafting items -- leather in particular, which is necessary for making books, which in turn make the bookshelves needed for enchanting -- can only be obtained by killing animals. ''[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Alternatively]],'' it's possible to [[KillEmAll kill everything you encounter]].

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: They're not actively malevolent creatures, being that they only attack when you look them in the eyes, and their habit of stealing blocks seems more out of curiosity than out of any general ill-will. In fact, it’s entirely possible to coexist with an Enderman in the same space so long as you follow this [[DontLookAtMe abstract, yet simple rule]].

* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Their eyes glow in the dark, making them easy to spot in cave systems or nighttime if you wait long enough for them to turn around in your general direction. Just make sure you don’t look at them directly lest you want them to cave your head in with whatever’s taken their fancy.

* DimensionalTraveller: WordOfGod says that endermen are "planewalkers", which is why they're found in the Overworld and the Nether as well as the End.

* NoBiochemicalBarriers: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Water is toxic to them, meaning that they're really making all the same stupid mistakes as the aliens from ''Film/{{Signs}}''.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: There are crystals nearby that zap her with healing magic. She receives massive damage instead if you destroy a crystal mid-zap. However, unless you're really good at taking them out quickly, it's likely the rest of the crystals around the field will undo that damage. On the boss itself, her head takes more damage than the rest of her. The 1.9 update makes this even more difficult, as some of the crystals now have iron bars surrounding them.
** When it comes to attacking the Dragon itself, it'll heavily reduce damage taken from any attacks not aimed at its head or neck, making its head area the optimal place to strike.
* BigBad: She's what's stopping you from viewing the ending, and seems to be the most powerful being in the End. Given how said ending is a GainaxEnding, though, whether the dragon is the main antagonist in anything but ''gameplay'' is debatable. The Advancement for slaying the Ender Dragon is entitled "''Free The End''", implying that its existence isn't a good thing.

The first boss mob to be introduced to ''Minecraft'', and is sometimes acknowledged as the game's main antagonist. The Ender Dragon is a large black female dragon that lives at the End, which is also home to the Endermen.

* EldritchAbomination: She's not normal, even by Minecraft standards. Case in point, she's female... the only female in an entire game filled with [[OneGenderRace genderless lifeforms]]. She lives on a [[EldritchLocation barren island floating over an infinite void surrounded by floating continents]]. Her acid is [[PurpleIsPowerful purple.]] Where she actually came from, how she got where she is, and what her plans are, are all [[OntologicalMystery complete unknowns]].

* SamusIsAGirl: Notch revealed in a Reddit interview that the Ender Dragon is female, though technically the game made this clear on day one since she lays an egg upon death.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: They’re not actively malevolent creatures, being that they only attack when you look them in the eyes, and their habit of stealing blocks seems more out of curiosity than out of any general ill-will. In fact, it’s entirely possible to coexist with an Enderman in the same space so long as you follow this [[DontLookAtMe abstract, yet simple rule]].

* CreepilyLongArms: Their body proportions are ''[[https://archive.is/ijh2n inhuman.]]'' Their arms and legs are both incredibly long, giving them excellent reach.

* DontLookAtMe: Let's just say people who come across them for the first time do this (look at them)... [[TooDumbToLive and wish they hadn't]]. Though they're totally fine with it if you're wearing a pumpkin on your head.

The first boss mob to be introduced to ''Minecraft'', and is sometimes acknowledged as the game's main antagonist. The Ender Dragon is a large black female dragon that lives at the End, which is also home to the Endermen. Her official name is [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/l9m8m/why_ender_dragons_wont_spawn_in_main_world/c2qxl5z?context=1 Jean]].

* FluffyTheTerrible: [[WordOfGod Notch]] himself suggests that her name may be "Jean?", which definitely sounds a lot more harmless than what she actually is.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: They’re not actively malevolent creatures, being that they only attack when you look them in the eyes, and their habit of stealing blocks seems more out of curiosity than out of any general ill-will. In fact, it’s entirely possible to coexist with an Enderman in the same space so long as you follow his [[DontLookAtMe abstract, yet simple rule]].